"Wilms Tumor" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A malignant kidney tumor, caused by the uncontrolled multiplication of renal stem (blastemal), stromal (STROMAL CELLS), and epithelial (EPITHELIAL CELLS) elements. However, not all three are present in every case. Several genes or chromosomal areas have been associated with Wilms tumor which is usually found in childhood as a firm lump in a child's side or ABDOMEN.
| Descriptor ID |
D009396
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C04.557.435.595 C04.588.945.947.535.585 C04.700.635 C12.758.820.750.585 C12.777.419.473.585 C13.351.937.820.535.585 C13.351.968.419.473.585 C16.320.700.642
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| Concept/Terms |
Wilms Tumor- Wilms Tumor
- Tumor, Wilms
- Wilms' Tumor
- Tumor, Wilms'
- Wilm Tumor
- Wilm's Tumor
- Wilms Tumor 1
- Nephroblastoma
- Nephroblastomas
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| 1996 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1997 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 1998 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1999 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2000 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2002 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2003 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2004 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2007 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2008 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2009 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2013 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2014 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2015 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 2016 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 2017 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| 2018 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 2019 | 5 | 1 | 6 |
| 2020 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2021 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2022 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| 2023 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 2024 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2025 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 2026 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Wilms Tumor" by people in Profiles.
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Germline Pathogenic DROSHA Variants Are Linked to Pineoblastoma and Wilms Tumor Predisposition. Clin Cancer Res. 2025 Apr 14; 31(8):1491-1503.
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Long-term kidney outcomes in survivors of Wilms tumor: a single-center retrospective cohort study. Pediatr Nephrol. 2025 May; 40(5):1603-1611.
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Associations between birth defects with neural crest cell origins and pediatric embryonal tumors. Cancer. 2023 11 15; 129(22):3595-3602.
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Outcomes of Wilms tumor therapy in Lilongwe, Malawi, 2016-2021: Successes and ongoing research priorities. Pediatr Blood Cancer. 2023 05; 70(5):e30242.
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Clinical Assessment of Late Health Outcomes in Survivors of Wilms Tumor. Pediatrics. 2022 11 01; 150(5).
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A proteolysis-targeting chimera molecule selectively degrades ENL and inhibits malignant gene expression and tumor growth. J Hematol Oncol. 2022 04 08; 15(1):41.
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Genomic Profiling of Childhood Tumor Patient-Derived Xenograft Models to Enable Rational Clinical Trial Design. Cell Rep. 2019 11 05; 29(6):1675-1689.e9.
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A case series of pediatric oncology patients undergoing successful rapid etoposide desensitization. Pediatr Allergy Immunol. 2019 08; 30(5):579-582.
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Outcome of patients with intracranial relapse enrolled on national Wilms Tumor Study Group clinical trials. Pediatr Blood Cancer. 2017 Jul; 64(7).
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Wilms' tumor blastemal stem cells dedifferentiate to propagate the tumor bulk. Stem Cell Reports. 2014 Jul 08; 3(1):24-33.